Marshall voter fraud cartoon 'dead' on

I loved Marshall Ramsey's cartoon on Sept 24 about the polling place for Hattiesburg's mayoral election. He showed two lines for voters: one for A-Z and the other for "Dead Folks." This illustrates the crux of the voter ID debate.

On the one side there are those who want to perpetuate racial discrimination arguments including that voter ID is unfair to minorities. However, Mississippi's AG has shown that only a miniscule number of potential voters do not have the required photo ID. If this is a problem for those few potential voters, then they have over a year before the next federal election to obtain free, qualifying ID. If they need help, and if voting is important to these people, then the complainers themselves should offer to assist. Surely there is one day in the next thirteen months that they could find the time.

On the other side of the argument as Ramsey's cartoon shows, there is a far, far greater chance of mischief in elections without reliable voter ID. Preventing fraud is what voter ID is all about. Other arguments are a mere smokescreen.

Peter Gilderson

Madison

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Marshall voter fraud cartoon 'dead' on

I loved Marshall Ramsey's cartoon on Sept 24 about the polling place for Hattiesburg's mayoral election. He showed two lines for voters: one for A-Z and the other for 'Dead Folks.' This illustrates